Sketchbook®

Sketchbook®

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Sketchbook®: Professional Tools for Your Creative Journey

From quick sketches to finished masterpieces, experience the award-winning, distraction-free drawing app designed for artists who demand precision, power, and portability.

Publisher

Sketchbook, Inc.

Category

Graphics & Design

Downloads

67M+

User Rating

4.8/5

Total Ratings

982K+

Locales

11

Pure Creative Space

Discover the interface used by 67M+ users.

A digital painting of a woman in the Sketchbook app on an iPhone showing various brushes and tools

A digital painting of a woman in the Sketchbook app on an iPhone showing various brushes and tools

Screenshot of the Sketchbook app on a mobile device showing a professional color wheel and HSL slider tools for digital art.

Screenshot of the Sketchbook app on a mobile device showing a professional color wheel and HSL slider tools for digital art.

Sketchbook app interface displaying a wide variety of customizable drawing brushes on an iPhone

Sketchbook app interface displaying a wide variety of customizable drawing brushes on an iPhone

A digital sketch of a dog face being created using symmetry tools in the Sketchbook app interface.

A digital sketch of a dog face being created using symmetry tools in the Sketchbook app interface.

Sketchbook app interface on a smartphone showing a drawing of clouds with texture and stamp tools

Sketchbook app interface on a smartphone showing a drawing of clouds with texture and stamp tools

Interface of the Sketchbook app on iPhone showing advanced layer controls including blend modes and masking tools over a digital illustration.

Interface of the Sketchbook app on iPhone showing advanced layer controls including blend modes and masking tools over a digital illustration.

Design Without Distractions

The tools that make this app stand out, trusted by 67M+ users.

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Natural Drawing Experience

Highly customizable brushes and textures that mimic physical media for an authentic digital feel.

Professional Precision

Master every detail with advanced layer blend modes, perspective guides, and customizable stroke tools.

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Focused Minimalist UI

A clean, unobtrusive workspace that puts your art first, allowing you to create without technical clutter.

Loved by users worldwide

Trusted by 67M+ people who love this app.

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"As a freelance character designer, the clean UI and professional layer management are game-changers. I can start a concept on the train and finish a client-ready piece by the time I get home without the clutter of desktop software."

Marcus Chen, Freelance Illustrator
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"Sketchbook is my go-to for everything from quick doodles to finished paintings. The brushes feel incredibly natural, and the premium bundle features like color harmonies make my social media art pop!"

Maya Rodriguez, Digital Art Student

About the app

Everything you need to know about Sketchbook®.

Description

From quick sketches to fully finished artwork, Sketchbook goes where your creativity takes you. Sketchbook is an award-winning sketching, painting, and drawing app for anyone who loves to draw. Artists and illustrators love Sketchbook for its professional-grade feature set and highly customizable tools. Everyone loves Sketchbook for its elegant interface and natural drawing experience, free of distractions so you can focus on capturing and expressing your ideas. • A full complement of brush types: pencils markers, airbrushes, smear and more that look and feel just like their physical counterparts • Brushes are highly customizable so you can create just the look you want • Guides, rulers and stroke tools support precision when you need it • Layers with a full complement of blend modes deliver the flexibility to build up and explore drawings and color • Purpose-built for sketching, the interface is clean and unobtrusive so you can focus on drawing Purchase the Premium Bundle to unlock more... • Import and export brushes • Create your own custom brushes • Additional color harmonies • Additional custom gradients • Select color from reference images • Extract color palettes from images • Import and export color palettes • Layer grouping • Layer masking Blend Modes • Export to PDF • plus more to come!

Latest Version

6.2.3

Size

140.5 MB

First Released

Oct 9, 2014

Start Creating Your Next Masterpiece

Join over 67 million artists who trust Sketchbook for its professional tools and distraction-free design. Your canvas is waiting.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about Sketchbook®

What is Sketchbook®?

Sketchbook® is an award-winning app for sketching, painting, and drawing. It offers a professional-grade feature set, customizable tools, and an elegant, distraction-free interface for creative expression.

Does Sketchbook® offer various brush types?

Yes, Sketchbook® includes a full complement of brush types such as pencils, markers, airbrushes, and smear tools, which emulate their physical counterparts. Brushes are highly customizable.

Can users create custom brushes in Sketchbook®?

Yes, the Sketchbook® Premium Bundle unlocks the ability to create and import custom brushes. Brushes are also highly customizable within the core application to achieve specific looks.

What precision tools are available in Sketchbook®?

Sketchbook® provides guides, rulers, and stroke tools for precision drawing. It also features symmetry tools and perspective guides, as shown in the interface for accurate artwork creation.

Does Sketchbook® support layers and blend modes?

Yes, Sketchbook® offers layers with a full complement of blend modes for flexible drawing and color exploration. The Premium Bundle adds features like layer grouping and masking.

How is the user interface designed in Sketchbook®?

Sketchbook® features an elegant, clean, and unobtrusive interface. It is purpose-built to minimize distractions, allowing users to focus on drawing and expressing their creative ideas naturally.

What additional features are in the Sketchbook® Premium Bundle?

The Premium Bundle includes importing/exporting brushes, custom brush creation, extra color harmonies, gradients, color selection from reference images, layer grouping, and PDF export functionality.

Can I manage color palettes and harmonies in Sketchbook®?

Yes, Sketchbook® offers detailed color picking with HSL, RGB, and HEX values. Additional color harmonies and the ability to extract/import color palettes are available with the Premium Bundle.